Napkin



R. J. PAYANT Aug. 20, 1957 NAPKIN Filed April 10, 1956 INVENTOR. REM/ 1' PA mwr Uited States NAPKlN Berni J. Payant, Rush City, Minn.

Application April It), 1956, Serial No. 577,322

3 Claims. (Cl. 154-535) The invention herein has relation to a napkin, and the object of the invention is to provide a napkin, or like article, equipped with a new and improved construction and arrangement, or means, by utilization of which the napkin, or like article, can be detachably fastened to an object, such, for example, as a garment when Worn by a person, a table top or covering thereon, etc.,to be accessible for use. A napkin, or like article, made according to the invention can be of any ordinary or preferred material suitable to purposes of napkin, or like article, use.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a napkin incorporating the features and characteristics of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 22 in Fig. 3, disclosing the napkin as when applied to use;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a fragment of the napkin of Fig. 1, including a sticker or paster of said napkin; and

Fig. 4 is a view disclosing the reverse side of the napkin fragment shown in Fig. 3.

The napkin which the invention presents is constituted as a body 10, disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawing as when in laid out or flat condition, a sticker or paster 11 secured upon a first surface 12 of the napkin body in covering relation to an opening 13 through said napkin body and accessible at a second surface 14 of the napkin body opposite the first surface 12, and a so-called release agent 15 upon the second surface 14 situated to .lie in covering relation to the opening 13 when said napkin body is in folded condition. As shown in said Fig. 1, the sticker or paster 111 and the release agent 15 are in spaced relation, the former being adjacent the upper left corner and the latter being adjacent the upper right corner of the napkin body. Evidently, the arrangement of said sticker or paster and said release element relative to each other and to said napkin body can be otherwise than as disclosed. The release agent could be on the first side of the napkin body instead of on the second side.

The napkin body can be of any flexible, customarily sheet-like, material, such as paper, cloth, etc., suitable to purposes for which napkins are used.

The sticker or paster 11 also can be of any material suitable to its purpose. As disclosed it is constituted as a piece of flat, desirably reinforcing, material having pressure sensitive adhesive 16 upon and spread over the whole of one of its surfaces. That is, the surface of the piece of material of the sticker or paster 11 which is to be fastened upon the first surface 12 of the napkin body is coated with a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive. When said sticker or paster is adhered to the napkin body, a perill atented Aug. 2@, 1957 pheral portion of the piece of material of the sticker or paster and the adhesive thereon will be in surrounding or adjacent relation to the opening 13, and a midportion of said piece and the adhesive thereon will be in covering relation to said opening and accessible at the second surface 14 of the napkin body.

As shown, both the sticker or paster 11 and the opening 13 are of diamond configuration. Each could, however, be of any preferred shape, and the sticker or paster and the opening need not be of the same shape. The configuration and color of the sticker or paster 11 and the shape of the opening 13 might possibly be determined on the basis of appearance, ornamental or otherwise, of the napkin. The opening through the body of the napkin can of course cover a greater or less area, as may be preferred or deemed appropriate.

The release agent 15, in covering relation to the opening 13 and the adhesive at said opening when the napkin body is in folded condition, serves both to preclude adherence between the sticker or paster and said napkin body and to protect the accessible adhesive. The term release agent as used herein means any material to which the pressure sensitive adhesive 16 is incapable of becoming adhered, such as beeswax, a silicone, etc.

An unfolded napkin made according to the invention can be detachably fastened to an object merely by pressing the adhesive 16 accessible at the opening 13 against the object.

What is claimed is:

1. A napkin comprising a body of flexible material having an opening therethrough, a sticker upon a first surface of said napkin body in covering relation to said opening, and a release agent upon the napkin. body in spaced relation to the opening, said sticker being constituted as a piece of material having pressure sensitive adhesive upon a surface thereof, a peripheral portion of the piece of material and adhesive thereon being in adjacent relation to said opening at a side thereof and a portion of said piece and adhesive thereon lying in covering relation to said opening and being accessible at a second surface of said napkin body opposite said first surface, and said release agent being adapted to lie in covering relation to said portion of the piece and adhesive thereon accessible at said second surface when the napkin body is in folded condition.

2. A napkin comprising a body of flexible material, a sticker upon said napkin body constituted as a piece of material having pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof, and a release agent upon the napkin body in spaced realtion to said sticker adapted to lie in covering relation to exposed adhesive on said surface of the sticker when the napkin body is in folded condition.

3. A napkin comprising a body of flexible material, a reinforcing sticker on said napkin body, a pressure sensitive adhesive area in alinement with said napkin and said sticker, and a release agent upon said napkin body in spaced relation to said pressure sensitive adhesive area to lie in covering relation to said adhesive area when said napkin body is in its folded condition.

References tCited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,009,831 Terzley July 30, 1935 2,173,989 Wilbur Sept. 26, 1939 2,603,899 Leander July 22, 1952 

2. A NAPKIN COMPRISING A BODY OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, A STICKER UPON SAID NAPKIN BODY CONSTITUTED AS A PIECE OF MATERIAL HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ON A SURFACE THEREOF, AND A RELEASE AGENT UPON THE NAPKIN BODY IN LATION TO EXPOSED ADHESIVE ON SAID SURFACE OF THE STICKER WHEN THE NAPKIN BODY IS IN FOLDER CONDITION. 